Economic and Financial Affairs-Continued. tax in 1918-Customhouse of San Pedro de Macoris-Dominican Commission of ClaimsECUADOR: Azuay Bank-Railways-Sanitation of Guayaquil-Public works-Fiscal receipts-Public debt- GUATEMALA: Foreign bondholders-Rate of exchangeHAITI: Appropriation for road building-MEXICO: National pawnshop-Foreign claims Collections of consular fees-Total amount of insurance policies-National revenueCurrency in circulation- -NICARAGUA: National tax revenue-Additional tax on imports-Financial agent- -PERU: Notes-Net profit of Peruvian Steamship Co. and Callao Docks-Banco Mercantil of Peru-Salvador: Budget for 1919-20-Conversion bondsLoan-Income-tax law-URUGUAY: General budget for 1918-19-Customs receipts for July, 1919-Standing of banks-Public revenue-Railroad receipts-Mortgages-Rate of exchange VENEZUELA: Indebtedness of the Republic-Available gold in countryNet profits of Venezuelan Navigation Co.-Commercial Bank-Bank of Venezuela-Weaving Company of Caracas and Valencia. International Treaties... UNITED STATES AND FRANCE: Arbitration Convention-UNITED STATES AND Legislation.... CUBA: Organic judicial law-Electoral Code-Pension law for Government employeesHAITI: New election law- -MEXICO: Law for reparation for damages caused by revolution. Public Instruction and Education... ARGENTINA: Course in hygiene-New schools BRAZIL: Public Instruction in the States of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro- COLOMBIA: Appointment of an Argentine agricultural professor-Total number of students in the country-Appointment of Dr. Antonio José Uribe as Dean of the School of Law and Political Science DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: New schools-University of Santo Domingo-ECUADOR: Society of Commercial Studies-Data on Public Instruction-GUATEMALA: Conservatory of center-HAITI: Primary Instruction-SALVADOR: Music-Aviation-University Campaign against illiteracy. General Notes.... ARGENTINA: Anniversary of foundation of Military College-First National Chemical Congress-American Academy of History- -BRAZIL: Immigration statistics-Telephone concessions- -CHILE: National Association of Newspaper men-Medical Society of Chile— Meteorological station-Prohibition league-New census-National Congresses COLOMBIA: Census-Monument to British Legion-Monument to Jorge Isaacs-Vital statisticsCable service-Collection of gold relics of Colombian Indians-General Procurator of the Republic-National Congresses- -CUBA: Public telegraph and telephone service-Teatro de la Comedia-Equestrian statue of Gen. Alejandro Rodríguez-Monument to Domingo Mujica-Cuban American Aircraft Corporation-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Aqueduct of Santo Domingo-Municipal Congress of Cibao ECUADOR: National army-Observatory-National Congress-Gold medal-Map of Ecuador-Issue of commemorative postage stamps-National Exposition of Fine Arts-—GUATEMALA: Study of Treaty of PeaceMaternity hospital-Military Academy-Municipal works- -HAITI: Public buildings— Haitian consulate-Lawyers' Association of Port au Prince-General census-MEXICO: Twenty-sixth Congress-Emigration and immigration-Construction of Catholic churches-Opening of Protestant churches-Moving pictures-Diplomatic relations-Naturalized foreigners-Permits to foreigners to acquire real estate-Mexican army-Railroad hospitalsNew postal services-Postal system-Telegraphic communication-Private telephone linesNational Merchant Marine-NICARAGUA: Telephone and telegraph line from Managua to Matagalpa-Minister from Honduras to Nicaragua-New national holiday-Construction of a park near Managua-Night letter telegraph service-PERU: Quarantine station of San Lorenzo-Military region defined-New Cabinet-Creation of a General Bureau of NavySALVADOR: Sanitation in San Salvador-Appointment of Dr. Rafael Castro as Director of Rosales Hospital-Establishment of a new quarantine station-New monthly magazineBulletin of the National Library-Collection of works by Argentine authors- -URUGUAY: New Minister of Foreign Relations-Vital statistics- VENEZUELA: Appointment of Dr. J. A. Tagiioferro as Director General of Census-Valuable historical relic-Essays on Historic philosophy-Dr. José Gregorio Hernández-New monthly magazine-Wireless training. Subject Matter of Consular Reports... Book Notes.... Page. 472 473 476 480 491 494 C OLOMBIA has just celebrated the centennial of the battle of Boyaca, which brought to a victorious close the campaign for freedom of 1819. That triumph of Bolívar and Santander with their army of natives of New Granada and Venezuela, which gave liberty to New Granada and birth to the Republic of Colombia, is a military feat which history recognizes as of the greatest importance to the liberty of South America, since it was the decisive point in a campaign which later liberated half a continent. Colombia, hampered in business on account of the world war just at the time when the country was entering upon an epoch of stable prosperity, was not able to give to her national centennial celebrations the magnificence and splendor that she desired; but according to her resources, and with that public spirit that has always characterized the Colombian people, she celebrated the centennial of Boyaca with means that, though modest, were satisfying to the national sentiment. From Bogota to the smallest town all did honor to the days from the 6th to the 10th of August. The following is a review of some of the celebrations that took place in the nation's capital, and in the city of Tunja, capital of the Department of Boyaca. Bogota, illuminated in artistic forms, with many thousands of lights in its streets, plazas, and public buildings, presented a festive appearance. Everywhere there was a profusion of flags and flowers. The national tricolor floated not only from the government buildings, but from all the balconies of Bogota, and was always the principal motif of decoration, from the monuments of patriots adorned with 1 English version of the account contributed by the minister of foreign relations of Colombia. |